Football FanCast columnist Jeff Malone feels that Manchester United should look no further than Berbatov in their quest to bring in a striker.

When Sir Alex Ferguson came out last week and suggested that he only intended to make one new addition this summer, you didn't need to be brain of Britain to work out where he intended to improve.

We have been crying out for striker; a predator in the mould of an Ole Solskjaer or a Ruud Van Nistelrooy for some time now as, we have been relying far too heavily on Cristiano Ronaldo.

Don't get me wrong, I am a huge fan of Rooney and Tevez, but as a pairing do they provide the necessary firepower? It is fair to say that we would have struggled to win the title with their goals alone.

There has been a huge amount of speculation doing the rounds today that Jan Huntelaar has expressed an interest in Manchester United. The quotes attributed to the articles suggest that it was more than just paper talk and he is certainly a player of the calibre and quality that would be a success at Manchester United, but in all honesty I would prefer to see us look elsewhere. This is not because I doubt the Dutchman could do a necessary job for us; it is just that I would prefer to see us move for Dimitar Berbatov.

The Bulgarian in my opinion is the best striker in the country and stands alone. Torres is a great finisher but he hardly contributes the amount of assists that Berbatov provides. He is the closest thing I have seen to an Eric Cantona and possesses the same arrogant strut on a football pitch. The two games against us this season, he was absolutely immense and gave Rio Ferdinand the hardest game he had all season. Berbatov just oozes class and will add so much more to the team as a whole.

I had the misfortune to be at Eastlands when Spurs turned over City and with 10 men. Berbatov played the lone role for two thirds of that game and was possibly the finest, strongest attacking performance I have seen. City had to use Richards and Dunne to try and double up on him and just kept possession time after time. If I ever thought he was good against us, this did more than endorse it.

There seems to be a problem with any such move at the moment because Spurs are reportedly asking too much for him. You can't blame them, he is by far their best player and being that they are on the ascendency they cannot afford to lose someone of his abilities, but shouldn't United take a punt with a bid. The player only talked last year of his admiration for the football club and his desire for Champions League, so for me we seem the perfect fit; our very own mark II Cantona and the goalscorer that we so desperately need.

So who do my fellow United fans think would be the better option? Huntelaar will be the cheaper option but isn't it worth going that extra mile for Berbatov - he has proved himself in the Premier League after all?